pompous

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His most “persistent hater,” the pompous moralist Cato the Censor, railed at Scipio’s unseemly pride and alleged corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

So I just quoted them being completely pompous.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

The mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” parodied pompous rock musicians to great effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

His first major stage success was as pompous lawyer Paul Bratter in Neil Simon's romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Sir Mador de la Porte—more pompous than the rest, or more malevolent, or more of a stickler—ended by voicing the thought which was in every mind.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White